Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-29
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Bone 90 Saturday Ne Dis
cuases 8eeeheF am6
Prehfsasasn.
Fross the 80. Losis RspnBlic0a.
Rev. 7. Devils Tslmaee, pasteF Of
the Brooklyn Eabernaeie, arrived IN the
c5fy yesterday morning, was IS TIE
southern Hotel daring the day and De
lfvsFec . leisure 90 Exoosltiss H4li last
night A reporter sent no biz card 20
sbe eminent divine yesterday afternoon
add ME. TaimaGe RFcesed him csEdially,
taking interestingly for half an bouF.
did yoG attend AR. Boecher' funeral
services IN BFooklyn77
'4Oh yes. he Rev. DR.. Hall. Of the
Episcopal Churen, oficiated as Mr.
BeeehsR's church. delivered "a ad
dress a. the same boar IN the BAptist
Oknrrh, sh9Rt oissanes away"
Did 700 knoW Mr.. Beeober weiil"
''Oh, yes; quite well, might say IN
timateiy, for ninstee1 years, daring all
the time Of his residences and ministry
10 Brooklyn. de YES indeed . most
courteous and ReHial man"
what do you think Of Mr.. BeecheF's
record In poiitiesY vas asked
"In What wayf"
did his political life make him q
greater man, or did 70 lessen bis great
neasYp
THAT, 10 nay opinion, is all Q matter
Of publie sentiment. Some approve OF
The course Mr.. ReecheE pursued and
some objected 10 10. His eonnsctton
vita politics certainly made him better
known 20 the world, but then / believe
that MF. Bseeher always aspIred 10 be .
great preacheE-a great man N the pal
vit. know shat Il was bis belief that
: minister should 20 into all manner Of
work and into things Of public nature,
sut az the same time ! do ret think that
hF. Beechsr ever lest sight Of his pull
pit. / myself do not believe that the
pulpit should disfranchise q man, and
whils / lecture and preach more, per-
hays, on topics Of public interest than
does any other clergyman, yet / do not
60 into politics. In fact. have but very
little use for either Of she two great par
ties. There IL no issue between them
Il is simply a question Of ms and outs,
and Vhen one " in the other Is always
dissatisfied"
The conversation touched upon the
u tDAu IAn1gE AA-HtA01f a1a NJ AaaAAotlD
said that he often felt amused at the
speeulations that were Published 70 the
effect that al such and such a time the
Republican party woald insert the pro
nIbiIion plank in its platform. "Bal
the truth IT," be continued, neither Of
the great pasties will in thousand year.
insert sven so much IS q splinter Of q
prohibition plank in their platform"
Tsis subject OF temperance was slg
gesEive peraaps. for Mr.. 1almege order
ed pair Of lemOnades IN the way Of re-
fresh nent. The conversation turned on
sabbath Dissertation, and Mr.. Talmage
said: II am IN favor Of q Sunday lav
and she strict enforcement of 1t, When
the Sabbath Is not observed our Fepub-
liean institutions are in danger. would
sven dispense with the Sunday newspa-
pers on the ground of Sabbath destcra-
tons and on tbs ground Of humanity.
believe that man 70 like q seven day
clock; his energies must be renewed
every week. Take, for instance, your
own profession. Would not the editors,
the reporters, the type settlers and all
the seven day workers b. more vigorous
aud healthy II they reserved one of the
seven DAYS of the week for rest and re-
cFeation7 The ssvsn-day workers. as a
rule, wear out early in life-statistics
will show that"